Volunteer at Happy Life

I recently sat with a couple that has always wanted to come and visit us but they could not because they thought we charge a fee, it honestly broke my heart.  There is so much to do at Happy Life that money cannot buy, Holding a baby, loving on them, talking to our teenagers, now that our school is becoming bigger we need counselors who can volunteer their services.   We need all the help we can get and everybody is welcome to visit as often as they like.

Mercy has been adopted

We have started the year on a very high note, as we continue to witness more and more kids getting adopted. Mercy has found a family that will finally give her all the love she deserves.

Meet baby Tyler

We thank God that more and more people are choosing to give up their babies up for adoption instead of harming and abandoning them. Tyler was given up by his mother at birth, and am sure some family somewhere will be glad to raise him.

Meet Veniah

When I met Veniah yesterday, she was composed and seemed to be so aware of her surroundings. She knows both her names, and her parents and the area she comes from. It then struck me as very odd that her dad left her in the hands of passers by and disappeared into thin air. why would any parent raise their child up to 3years, and wake up one day and decide they are tired and abandon their child?. We are giving her shelter for now, and hoping and praying that the police get at the bottom of this case, and trace her parents.

Welocme baby Wema

Yesterday when the children's department called us, I could tell from the frantic caller that this was urgent.
When we got to the children office there was Wema wrapped in some dirty cloths that a good Samaritan had borrowed from passerby's.  What first struck me was how cold he was, he was shivering so much and was so dirty. He was just born a few hours ago and put in a plastic bag, then left for the dead!! . I cannot wrap my head around how a person can carry a pregnancy for 9 months and throw away the baby at birth. No matter how many babies we rescue with similar stories , each baby breaks your heart!!  . We are going to give him all the love he deserves and nurture him, I know he has a great future.

Happy Life welcomes baby Steve Jeza

We continue to witness the selfish nature of  human beings and moral decay. We suspect Steve was stolen from his mother somewhere, because the lady that had him had contradicting stories. First she said that the baby was left by her house help who run away, then she said she got him from a relative. A neighbor reported the matter to the police since they knew the lady had no kids. We hope his mother will find him soon.

Savvanah's Experience at Happy Life

My name is Savvanah Hogan.  Iam eighteen years old from the USA, Iam the forth born in a family of of eleven kids. Ever since I was ten years old it was my dream to come to Africa and help care for children by the time I was seventeen.
Two weeks before my eighteenth birthday, I started volunteering at Happy Life Children's Home. My experience has been far and beyond what I could have asked for or imagined.
On my first day here, we got to rescue a baby what a start!  During four months there we rescued 12 beautiful children. What a joy to see so many kids nurtured and cherished.
HLCH is a place where these babies learn and grow in the loving hands of the many mothers who protect and care for them.
During my time here, I have truly felt like a part of this family. No matter where Iam in this wide world, Happy Life, the children and the extraordinary people who serve here, will forever be part of my heart and life......and I have felt so enriched by my time and experience here.
Thank you to everyone that loved and poured into my life.  You have all changed the way I see this world.
Until next time God willing.

Savvanah Hogan